Tommy Kono: The Life of America's Greatest Weightlifter

by John D. Fair

In a career spanning three decades, weightlifter Tommy Kono won three Olympic medals and eight world championships, captured 11 U.S. national and three Pan-American titles, and set 26 world records--all before the advent of steroids. A Nisei American, Kono was interned at Tule Lake, California, during World War II. Weighing only 105 pounds at age 14 and suffering from asthma, he began competing at a time of heightened racial and political prejudice...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147668958X
• ISBN13: 9781476689586
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 10.0"